Shelties Do Understand!

[Mally's Mom]

Towards the back of our yard there are still a lot of leaves that were not raked up. When Mally does go poo-poo in the yard (prefers going on walks) he goes out back.

Last Friday morning I was in the yard searching for where Mally went the night before. Could not find it. I said to Mally, "help Mommy, Mally where is your poo-poo so I can bag it up?" Mally went straight to it, pointed to it with his nose then pointed to me, and back down to the poo-poo. Sure enough, there it was mixed in with the leaves! I praised him and told him what a good, smart boy he was.

Same exact thing happened this morning. I was looking, on my own, from last night. No luck. Asked Mally to help Mommy find his poo-poo, and he lead me right to it.

These dogs are so smart and helpful, too!

ps Moderators please feel free to move this thread, if I put it in the wrong spot. Thank you.

[mellie]

Too cute. I agree,they really do understand us. When we are outside or coming back from a walk I will tell Sally we need to get the mail and she heads rght on over to the mailbox and waits for me.

[ElleKayCee]

Aww that's convenient! Now you don't have to worry about accidentally stepping on poop

[dkean]

Amber is very helpful too with the poo. She sees us pick it up and she does help. But she just can't eat it all.

[OntarioSheltie]

Sadie does that too. She acts very disgusted if there happens to be poo outside that hasn't been picked up.

Kind of funny, considering we spent a number of years discouraging her from eating it!